by Carol A. Josel | Dec 5, 2012 | Making Education News
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Education awarded $650 million in Investing in Innovation (i3) grants, but grantees are now having trouble raising the more than $100 million in matching private funds. Twenty school districts and non-profits are set to share $150...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 30, 2012 | Making Education News
The Obama administration is awarding $290 million in grants to reward top teachers and boost opportunities for teachers who work in the almost 1,000 impoverished schools in 18 states and D.C. The U.S. Department of Education is sending more than $24 million to 22...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 27, 2012 | Making Education News
The mean SAT reading score was 496 out of a possible 800, a 40-year low; math scores were flat at 514. Writing came in at 488, down 9 points since 2006 and the lowest since writing was added to the SAT. 57% of those taking the SATs did not achieve a combined score of...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 9, 2012 | Making Education News
Ohio is one of 20 states piloting a new “Teacher Performance Assessment” whereby teacher hopefuls are videotaped during their student teaching experience; scoring is done by independent judges. A large expense for the Philadelphia School District is...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 6, 2012 | Making Education News
An AdoptAClassroom.org survey found that 91% of teachers buy basic supplies for their students. 67% buy food and snacks; 30% buy warm outerwear, and 29% buy such items as soap and toilet paper. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 21% of those 18...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 25, 2012 | Making Education News
Nearly all states have developed curricular and supplemental materials designed to implement the Common Core Standards, but just 4 of them–DE, KY, OK, and NB–require that districts use such materials. A longer and shorter version of the Smarter Balanced...
